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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05
The Vessel We Have Shipped In.

This is grand old ship but l would not
advise any of my friends TO undertake a
trip in her. Here Fve been ON board two
long years. and have not crossed the equa-
tor yet. The winds are in general favor
able, interninged with a sQuall OCCASION
ally, but those are of short duration and do
not in the least obstruct our course. Our
officers are good men. and well able to care
for the ship and crew whatever storms may
arise. Our captain. first and second lieu
tenants take their observations regularly
each day. although they do not work this ship
by lunar observations suns altitude, lat-
tude etc. Still, they have a way of doing
business which we would call dead
reckoning" and. although our speed is
slow, we will sometime reach the port of
destination. We are bound for il foreign
port called Liberty" and are in hopes of
reaching there sometime. although the Tour
ship l mean) is creeping along like snail
going backwards.
Now, this ship is not like the ships | am
used to. though great many things are very
much alike; for instance, the observations,
the bOatSwain'S whistle that calls us all
on deck. but not to shorten sail, because
since I've been here I've not seen anything
to shorten sail with. There are no bunt-
lines. no clewlineS. no beachlines no down
halyardS. nor anything of the kind. 1t is
all steam. She is running by steam en-
tirely. and it puts me little out of the
way sometimes, but l have learned one
thing since l have been here, and that is,
when our boatSWain blows his whistle, to
get around pretty lively. He is a pretty
good man, but he can't stand any nonsense.
| an merely saying this for the good of my
new shipmates who may sign articles and
come on board during our trip: just get
along lively and don't put on to many
airs. and you'll be all right. BECAUSE he
don't like man that shrks his duty or
one that magines he owns the ship. SO
just go along easy. mind your own business
and everything will be well. When YOU
see sQuall coming just shorten sail and
heave to, and all will soon be passed. We
have good steward Oh board and about
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05

she cared whether any one saw her demon
StratiOnS OF love or not. AS soon as she
was released from her surroundings she
very senSibly did not cry nor crlticiSe the fit
of his clothes. but began the conversation
as though they had parted only yesterday
Finally the young man Overcame his feel
ngS of shame which harrassed him when he
first saw her. Her actions showed him
plainly that she wanted him to forget his
disgrace and be her same devoted lover as
of old. She did not soft soap him and tell
him she was stuck on his suit, or that his
hair pOmpadOur was becoming. She re-
manned about an hour and left him the
most mserably happy man in the prison.
lie hasn't been fit for anything since.
Would maternal or paternal love have
that effect on man? Never. And this girl
was some other fellows sister. If a man
wouldn't reform after having lOveable girl
put her arms about his swan-like neck and
press her cherry lips against his rosebud
mouth, every mother or father that he ever
had could not reform him. He is lost
sheep. | admit that maternal and pater-
nal affections are lasting but not as much
SO as the affections OF some other fellows
sister. n case | read Of last week conclu-
sively proves this. y widow whose hus-
band had been dead more than eighteen
years married Il second time and informed
No. 3 that her dear hubby No. l never put
his feet on the mantel piece nor smoked
strong pipes in the parlor. How many
mothers would remember such trivial traits
of their sons?
You hear of mother and father disowning
their sons. DO you ever hear of any other
fellows sister diSOwning any one? Why is
it? Because they are glad enough to own
any one you say. May be So who knOwso
Oct. l. 1887. MAN.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05
Hold On, Boys.

Hold on to your tongues when you are
just ready to swear. lie. or speak harshly,
or use any improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are
about to strike, or steal. or do any imprOp-
traction.
Hold on to your foot when you are on
the point of kicking. running away from
study, or pursuing the path of error, shame
or crime.
Hold on to your temper when you are
angry. excited or imposed upon. and when
others are angry about you.
Hold on to your heart when evil persons
seek your company. and invite you to join
their games. mirth OF revelry.
Hold on to you name at all times. for
it is more valuable to you than gold. high
places or fashionable attire.
Hold Oh to virtue-it is above all price
to you in all times and places.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05
The Way of The World.

Editor Mirror
l am sick of the driveling cry that some
of your contributors are wailing forth to the
public about the wrongs they have received
at the hands of stiff-necked society, and
about the inequality of justice. the trickery
of lawyers, prejudiced jures, the bounding
detectives, and everything and everybody
that had hand in their detection and pun
iShment. They try to make themselves ap-
pear as objects worthy of sympathy by re-
lating how they were led into wrong doing
by bad company. Oh no! they were never
bad company for anyone. They never
pointed the finger of rdicule at the repent
ant, nor romanced to the novice about
''brown stone fronts, fast horses" ETC., nor
impaired to him the secret of making
them. Oh yes, you are poor little Oliver
Twists and all the rest of us are Artful
Dodgers, FaganS and SikeSes.
Where will you find bad company if not
here? And who in thunder are you if not
a part of it?
You howl about reform. Why DON'T you
practice it, and not go around squirting
Lark" juice on Mr.. COllgan's clean floor?
Oh yes, you love your dear old mothers
and when you get out will go limping home
like brOken-legged pOOdles. and mother will
take you in her loving arms and pour the
soothing balm of sympathy into your
wounded hearts, and stuff out your lank
sides with the fatted calf. You will stay
at home and comfort poor old mother till
You have wheedled her out of her little
hoard, and the ''Old man. begins to frown
and be inGuisitive, which yonr sensi-
tive natures cannot endure; and so again
you are forced by the heartless "Old man.
to abandon mother, home and fatted calf.
SO by and by we will hear again the
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05

LINES BY A CONVICT IN PRISON.
How does the active world 90 on
Without me?
Its laugh of joy, its sigh its groan,
The sun, the stars, the rolling moon.
The brooks, the rivers. oceans moan
Without me.
Say. is the Lusy world the same
Without me?
Do men seek fortune still, and fame,
Beam with good will, or blush with shame
Or is its existence but name.
without me?
And how along the paved street
Without me?
Do friends once daily want to meet,
And in the bonds of friendship greet
Each other, smile in union sweet,
Without me?
Within the realms of ''home sweet home,'
Without me?
Listening for steps that never come.
OF a weary wanderers endless roam.
And is it silence, sadness, gloom.
Without me?
Is there DER al a deathlike calm
Without me?
DO ''hearts that once beat high and warm
With love, now feel that greatest charm
Broken, and elsewhere seek balm
Without me?
Oh God forbid, world go on.
Without me.
Ye moon AMI stars, unfading sun.
All natures endless courses run.
And friendships webs be deftly spun
Without me.
And in that circle broken still
Without me,
Bind up those hearts by Thy sweet WILL
And in their lives Thy peace instill,
Protect them, Lord, from every i'll,
without me.
Will there hereafter come a day
Without me?
When time ends and worlds pass away,
When Christ DER all resumes his sway.
Let there be no heaven, pray,
without me.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05

DID, old story of the bounding detective,
the prejudiced jury, the clang of the cruel
prison doors and the cold and cheerleSs cell.
And by the way, brethern. when your
cells seem cold and cheeress. if you will
look back to your days of liberty and think
Of how, on many cold winters night you
sought the hospitality of ''side- door Pull
man," and there retired by the light of a
match to Shiver out the dreary watches of
the night and have your fitful slumbers dis
turbed by the shrek of the sOullesS switch
engine. you will feel better cOntented with
your surroundings, and will not be SO
ready to complain that the squeak of a
night guards slipper disturbs your slum-
berS.
Remember our motto: cit is Never Too
Late to Mend"
Now. don't think that l have tried to be
IS arc a S-t-i-c." for have not. What
have written is intended to be in the same
spirit as the following little poem which
hope you will read:
Laugh. and the world laughs with you;
Weep. and you weep alone:
For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth
1t has troubles enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer
Sigh, and 'tis lost on the air.
The echoes rebound to a joyful sound.
But shrink from vOicing care.
Rejoice and men will seek you,
Grieve. and they will turn and 60:
They want full measure of all your pleasure
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad, and your friend: are many,
Be sad. and you lose them all;
There none to decline your nectared wine
But alone you must drink life's gall
Feast, and your halls crowded.
Fast and the world goes BY;
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no one can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train.
But one by one must all file on
Through the narrow aises of pain I.P.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05
One Cashier That Is Safe.

81 see YOU have a new cashier" re-
marked the president OF one bank to
another
''Yes, we set him TO work yesterday"
Had any experiences"
''LOts of it,"
Under heavy bonds | suppose. Our
man is under $50. O0O.''
"Well, no. we did not require big
bOnds.'
.Creat heavens. man. he'll run off in
two weeks with the whole bank"
.,e have every confidence i'm him."
We'll. you'll pay dearly enough for it.
He'll be in Canada inside of month";
Il think not. You see he has just run
away from Canadian bank with 5000. 900.
l think he is safe enough. Minneapolis
Journal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05
The Love of Some Other Fellows
Sister.

Sister.
Editor Mirror:
Much has been said in the columns of
THE MIRROR about maternal and paternaI
love, but as yet nothing has been written
of the sisternal (see Webster's new edi-
tion) love of some other fellows sister.
Pm getting somewhat mixed on this. Mr..
Editor. but I'll untangle it as soon as my
emotions are Quieted. The affections of
some other fellows sister are as constant
as the stream of water flowing through
the celrOOm and as vigilant as night
guard. These affections en- tangle them
selves in the buttons of his nightshirt and
stay there even after the buttons are off.
The heart of the other fellows sister is not
dealt out by bits; it is not forced i'm any one
direction. 1t, of its OWN free will, steps
forth and presents itself intact to your ten
father and mother is divided between their
children-thar of some other fellows sister
is all yours. | mean, of course. provided
this sister is not widow with a few chill
dren.
1t is very touching to see fathers and
mothers meet their disgraced sons in a place
of this kind, but how much more affecting
is the touching of another fellows sister.
Only the other day | saw very handsome
young lady meet her sweetheart who was
in prison stripes. He. with dOwncast eyes
and blushing cheeks. was at loss
how to gleet her. Suddenly turning. she
saw her sweetheart and with cry threw
herself into his arms. Not word was said
by either, but the silence was divine
Why. if I'd been in that fellows place l
would have been not only dumb. but deaf,
blind and left handed. She was so alb
sOrbed in her sweetheart that she forgot the
presence of others. l really don't believe
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-05

You may depend upon it that he is
good man whose intimate friends are all
good. and whose enemies are decidedly
bad.-Lavater.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
RaIph I. Brown. Attr.

Land Ofiae at Aberdeen, Oak, Feb 3, 1887
Notice IS hereby given that the folloying named
seter has filed notcc of his intention to make final
proefin support Of his claim and that said proof will
be made before the Register or Receiver Al Aberdee
OAK. ON April =. Assg. viz:
WILLIAM b. BuRprcx,
fi, r, No. s5I4 Walertown series, for the sonthg
cast quarter section ia, town IaE, range o. He
names the following witnesses to prove his continu-
residence upon and cultivation Of said land viz
Lester G. Turner, William p. Kingston, Samuel l.
McMaster. Allen 0. Titus. Of Warner, Oak.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
How to Cure q Cancer.

The Milwaukee Democrat states
that some eight months ago Or. T. b.
Mason, of that place, ascertained that
he had cancer on his face the size Of
pin. 1t was cut out by DR.. VOL
cott, and the wound partially healed.
Subsequently it diew again and while
he was in Cincinnati on business, it
attained the size of a hickory nut.
he remained there under treatment
and is now perfectly cured. The pro-
cess Is this A piece Of sticking plas-
ter is placed over the cancer, with a
circular piece cut out of the centre
little larger than the cancer and q
small circular rim Of healthy skin vas
exposed next to it Then q plaster
made Of chloride Of zinc, blood root,
and wheat flour, was spread on piece
of muslin the size of this circular open
ing and applied to the cancer for
twenty-four hours. On removing it
the cancer viii be found burnt into
and appear Of the color and hardness
of an old shoe sole. and the circular
rim outside Of it viii appear white and
par beiled, as If scalded by hot water.
The wound is now dressed and he
outside rim soon separates and the
cancer comes out in hard lump, and
the place heals up. The plaster kills
the cancer so that it sloughs out like
dead flesh, and never grows again.
The remedy was discovered By DR..
Fell, Of London, and has been used
by him for SIX or eight years With nm
unfailing success, and not case Has
been known Of the reappearance Of
the cancer when this remedy has been
applied.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
FrOm Geln.
EpIroR SUN

EDITOR SUN:
If am not trespassing too much on
your time and space have few items
which would like to see published in
the columns Of your spicy paper.
will just say that the Canadians, or
at least part of them, in Gem and
Rondell townships are gathering, / will
say did gather on the evening of March
2, at the residence of our friend and
neighbor, Mr.. w. j. Hassard. 1t was
not for any secret purpose, nor was it
the intent to discuss the fisheries ques-
tion nor political questions; neither
the wenther question; of the latter we
have plenty, at least of wind and snow.
But the question on hand was taffy and
who could eat the most of IT,. 1t was
taffy pullnd, taffy on snow, taffy hot and
taffy. cold; and LelieFe al parties was
fully satisfied on that question. Then
commenced the sports of the evening
and for good plays and good songs and
good stories and any amount of fun
this party was second to none in this
part of the county. In great measure
we were indebted to Mr.. j. b. Sander.
son and family and also the Monds
brothers and families and others for the
very enjoyable evening spent
have another item that should have
been published some four weeks ago.
which was grand oyster supper and a
boss evenings entertainment at the
residence of our friend and neighbor
Mr.. j b. Sanderson. Everything was
in tirst-class order from first to last
Trusting have not trespassed to far
on your kindness
lam Respectfully Yours,
March 8, 1887 A GUEST.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11

THE governor has completed the
list of appointments to territorial Of
fees, the following being the list.
There is at present a vacancy in the
territorial treasurship. however, John
ID. Benton having resigned.
Treasurer-John ID. Benton, Fargo.
Auditor-James A. Ward, Sioux
Falls.
Commissioner of Immigration p.
F. Mcclure, Pierre.
Supt. of Pub. IHsttfuettion-E Eugene
A. Dye, MelIette. Asst. Supt.- Frank
A. Wilson, Pemhina
Public Examiners-Chas. N. Har-
ris. Aberdeen, and f. s. Tyner. Fargo.
Attorney General g. +. Temple
ton, Fargo.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
Land Oaice AZ Aberdeen, Oak, Dec. q, as85

Land Office az Aberdeen, OAK, Dec, ~, 1887.
Nance IS hereby given that the following nained
settler has filed notice Of his intention make FINAL
proof support Of his claim and that said proof will
be made beiorr the Register or Receiver AZ Aher~
deem. Oak on April 8, 1857, viz
CHARLfE ScHNoRR,
H. f. No. $50, Aberdeen series, for the northwest
quarter sec. 70, town RAJ, range %.
He names the following witnesses TO prove hiseont
tinucus residence upon and cultivation Of said land
viz: John Neger, Mike Rymans John Henehel,o
Warner and August Lindekuge, Of hkAnsheld Dak
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
Sherlf's Sale Judgment o. lgorsulosage


Territory OF Dakota, In the Districs Court With
Fifth Judicial Dlstrct. in and for Brown County
IT, Kingston Plaintiff, vs. Lamont Al Hubbard.
and Ada L. Hubbard, e al.
Notice is hereby given thar BY virtue Of iude-
ment Of foreclosure and sale the above entitled
action on the 18th day Of September, A. D.. 1880.
and an execution issued upon said judg the sub
scTiber. L. Cherry, Sheriff Of Brown county, Da
kota Territory. for that purpose appointed viii sell
az pu bc auction at the front door Of the house
in the village Of Columbia, county of Brown, terri
tory OF Dakosa on March 2oth, A. ID. 1887, az four
o'clock in the afternoon cf that day, the real
and mortg2ged premises situate in the county IL
Brown, territory of Dakota. and directed Ia said
Judgment and execution TO bssSd, and therein de-
scrlbed as follows: All ofthc west half Of the noFth
west quarter Of section number seven ID township
one hundred and twenty one (IaI) north, Of range
number sixty three te3) west Of the 5th r. M coD~'
tanning eighty (so) acres less according -
the government survey or much thereof as may
be suficiensto 10 satisfy said judgment and cost am-
ounting IN all to Ave hundred and ninety-6ve dol
lars and sixty cents, with interest thereon from the
dse said Judgment, and all accruing costs Of sale
Dared Aberdeen, d A., January %, 1887
IL. CHERRY,
Sheriff Brown County Oak.
Anso9 GREER AND Il n Il Auas.AR,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
Contest Notice.

u. S. Land Ofice, Aberdeen, OAK, Feb al 1897
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
oning his Homestead Entry No.ooss, dated June 80
1885, upon the south-est quarter secton "a town af
range IS, in Edmunds county, OAK, With view 70
the cancellation Of said entry; the said parties
hereby summoned to appear this Office on the 2sth
day Of April, 1897, O'Clock a, m /, 70 respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged aband
onment. n. II. HARkIs,
l.. A. BURKE, Register
Receiver.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
Rheumatism and Neuralgia Cured in 9
DAYS.
March 8, 1887.

The Indiana ChemicalICo. hive dis
covered compound which acts with
truly marvellous rapidity iR the cure of
rheumatism and neuralgia. We guar
antee it to cure any and every case Of
acute imtlamatorY rheumatism and
neuralgia in DAYS, and to give inn
mediate relief in chronic cases and ef-
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On receipt of 30 cents, in two cent
stamps, we will send to any address the
prescription for this wonderful com.
pound, which can be filled by your
home druggist at small cost We take
this means Of giving our discovery to
the public instead OF putting ID Out as
patent medicine, it being much less
expensive. We will gladly refund mo
neY if satisfaction is not given.
THE INDIANA CHEMICAL Co.
Crawfaralsville, Ind
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11

IT would appear that Canada is fast
becoming Americanized. AS the re-
suit of the recent elections the con-
servatives claim a majority of from
thirty-five to forty-fiSe, while their
opponents concede them but seven or
eight. AS we said before the Canucks
are evidently becoming Americanized
and bid fair with time and proper en-.
couragment to out-Herod Herod.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BROWN co.

Gov. CHURCH has vetoed the bill
locating a university at Aberdeen, and
for Aberdeen's sake we are not quite
sure that we regret the action. That
city need not look after the crumbs
when she has such a brilliant pros
pect Of securing the whole loaf.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11

E. A. Dye, of Sphinx county, has
been appointed ter .torial supeEintend-
ent of public instruction. Mr.. Dye
has been superintendent Of schools in
Sphinx county for six years and will
make capable, efficient and pains
taking official.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11

The death of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher will be mourned throughout
the English speaking world. He rep
resented all that was liberal and pro-
goessive in theology, without for q
moment imparing its dignity or its
vital truths. Unlike many of our di-
vines, he did not shut himself up with
in himself after adopting the profess
ion, but remained to the last an i'm
pressionable, progressive and fear
less Christian Christianity would be
more Christl-ike, more practical. more
understandable if there were more
like him.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-11
Ralph z. Brown. AttY.

Land once At Aberdeen, OAK. Feb. s. 1857.
NotIce IS hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make final
proofin support Of his claim and thar said proof
Be made before the sssssf u isecrirer ii Aberdeen
OAK, on April sth, 1857, viz:
HERsEY ID. HOUSE,
for the southeast quarter as r1a, range "a
lie the E-llowing witnesses 70 Prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and entvatioh Of said land
viz. Robcn Love, Frank b Combs, Charles H..
Carpenter, Elias Comb, Of Dodge p. o.. OAK
" 4s,xtx Es$visfer.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-11
Indicted For Illegal Fencing.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June lO-TSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. THE grand jury, at its
session just closed, found indictments
against j. j. Chadwick and c. II. Fisher, of
the North Crow Creek Cattle company, for
illegally fencing public land. The land in
question is within the railroad limit, and
consists of about two sections. A motion to
Quash the indictments made by Chadwick
and Fishers attorneys was sustained in the
district court to-day, Chief Justice Magin-
mis- deciding that the indictment failed to
specially state that the defendants had no
"colOr or shadow of title" to the land at the
time they had fenced, as the law requires.
AS to the claim made by the defendants that
fencing the public lands was no crime the
court decided that 1t was. The United
reason that the Indictment did
not specifically refer to shadow held by
the defendants in the lands enclosed by
fence was because they didn't actually have
a shadow" of title to the land in ques-
tion. 1t appears the two sections hid been
taken up under the desert act, but part of the
land lay so high that it could not be re-
claimed by irregating ditches The heavy
land owners are naturally pleased at the re-
suit, for they say that while they have no
objections to civil suits, and would be glad
to see decision Of the question reached in
the courts, they have. decided objections to
beng criminally indicted. What the colored
cavalry may now be ordered to do Is re.
garded as mooted question.